Lakes / California / Modoc County / Picnic Grove Reservoir
Picnic Grove Reservoir, California
27 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - California
41.92 degrees N, 120.84 degrees W - Modoc County. State and county outlines drawn from Census boundary data; the lake marker is placed by its USGS National Hydrography Dataset coordinates, not by eye. Schematic - not a survey map.
How Picnic Grove Reservoir Stacks Up
- Larger than 5% of the 1,147 lakes counted in California.
- About 233 miles from Sacramento, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Reservoir | Modoc | 2.1 mi | 52 acres |
| Wild Horse Reservoir | Modoc | 2.6 mi | 48 acres |
| Baseball Reservoir | Modoc | 2.8 mi | 153 acres |
| Buchanan Flat | Modoc | 3.7 mi | 64 acres |
| Janes Reservoir | Modoc | 4.1 mi | 147 acres |
| Dry Valley Reservoir | Modoc | 6.5 mi | 157 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Picnic Grove Reservoir
How Big Is Picnic Grove Reservoir?
Picnic Grove Reservoir covers 27 acres in Modoc County, California.
What Is the Largest Lake in Modoc County?
Goose Lake is the largest lake in Modoc County, at 93,048 acres.
Largest Lakes in California
| # | Lake | County | Surface Area | Max Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salton Sea | Imperial | 233,096 acres | - |
| 2 | Lake Tahoe | Placer | 122,975 acres | - |
| 3 | Goose Lake | Modoc | 93,048 acres | - |
| 4 | Honey Lake | Lassen | 59,917 acres | - |
| 5 | Mono Lake | Mono | 45,124 acres | - |
All 1,147 California lakes ranked by surface area
Sources: USGS NHD (The National Map NHD MapServer layer 12) named waterbodies FTYPE 390/436; counties via Census point-in-polygon lake data (ID 84071183). Verified October 30, 2026.